I have a feeling this may be in connection with the planned/wanted for US Soccer Men's National Team Training and Coaches facility SportingKC spoke about last year. I had heard from a couple of people they were looking at the West Bottoms. This would probably span the border there south of 670 and be a "bistate" facility.Foutch Brothers LLC plans to buy the West Bottoms arena, which fell largely out of use upon construction of Sprint Center, Steve Foutch said. Once Kemper Arena is acquired, the building will be converted into a regional hub for youth and amateur sporting events as well as a variety of fitness, education and healthy lifestyle activities.
Foutch said that renovation plans and costs have been reviewed by city officials and that several partners had agreed to partcipate in the deal. They include local entrepreneurs, professional athletes, youth club sports teams, retail and concessions firms, and a health clinic.
http://www.ussoccer.com/news/federation ... enter.aspx
This is a MUCH better use than tearing it down and building a new horse arena for the Kempers...
but, we also haven't yet heard how much $$$ they are asking for to execute this.